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Comment on You May Have Helped Translate Books Without Knowing It by Fred Jones

Fred Jones — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:57:27 +0000

YES, MASTER.

Comment on Syrah and Shiraz are the Same Grape by Winking Owl Vineyards Shiraz – $2.99!!! « whineandcheersforwine

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Comment on How Does Information Get On a CARFAX Report? by Roger Davolt

Roger Davolt — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:58:09 +0000

Don’t always believe what you read. It was put on paper by someone probably not as smart as you. Most things are not always as the appear to be. Watch any person running for a government job.

Comment on Do Hotel Key Cards Contain Personal Info? by Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:45:04 +0000

Thank you for all your time and extremely helpful information:)

Comment on How to Accelerate and Slow Banana Ripening by jack

jack — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:08:02 +0000

This does not work at all

Comment on Do Hotel Key Cards Contain Personal Info? by Denis McKeon

Denis McKeon — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:42:11 +0000

I seem to recall that police found a guy who programmed a card
writing device to write stolen credit card data to some old hotel
cards he had collected for the purpose.

The apparent rationale was that he could use the hotel cards in
unattended swipe devices (gas pumps & similar), without carrying
cards that were visibly odd – multiple names, multiple instances of
a similar card type, or multiple blank (white, or no-logo) cards.

Would not multiple old hotel cards be thought odd?
“Oh, those are just souvenirs.”

So, *in theory*, “hotel cards could carry CC data” but not very
likely a card that you might get from a hotel desk – in practice,
what hotel would risk the PCI/DSS penalties?

Comment on What Do AM and PM Stand for? by Jack Foster

Jack Foster — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:20:01 +0000

Here’s another secret, AM/PM are not acronyms. They are initialisms. Acronyms are only acronyms when it is used as a word (NASA, etc.) Therefore, AM/FBI/CIA, etc are not acronyms!

Comment on Do Hotel Key Cards Contain Personal Info? by Kristen

Kristen — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:50:25 +0000

good to know; I always wondered…

Comment on Some People Believe Running an Electric Fan in a Closed Room Can Kill You by Nordicskiwidow

Nordicskiwidow — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:26:04 +0000

Here’s an extract from a blog entitled ‘Ask a Korean’:

Don’t believe the Korean? Would you believe the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? This pamphlet from the EPA, at pages 49 and 51, clearly states the hazard of using portable electric fans during high heat. It specifically says “Portable electric fans can … increase the circulation of hot air, which increases thermal stress and health risks[,]” and “DON’T use a portable electric fan in a closed room without windows or doors open to the outside.”

Or how about a climatology professor who works for the National Weather Service? In an interview with NPR about extreme heat warning system, Dr. Kalkstein specifically mentions the danger of fans in a hot, enclosed room (At 13:45 mark): “One piece of advice we tell them not to do is to sit in front of a fan in a hot apartment because it has a convection effect.”

So you can see, as you actually stated yourself with the convection example, there is a scientific basis for the belief, however rare an occurrence it actually is. Obviously, in South Korea, they have got a bit carried away with it.

Comment on A Third Type of Cell In Your Retina Regulates Circadian Rhythm by Dwight

Dwight — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:33:16 +0000

Great article, but now I have to memorise another cell for pre-med.

Just a small tip, “When your doctor or local police officer…”

Comment on Some People Believe Running an Electric Fan in a Closed Room Can Kill You by Denisa

Denisa — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:01:44 +0000

In Romania, we have a fear of the air draft. So we travel with the train’s or car’s windows closed most of the time, because if we catch a draft, we will get a cold or even worse, toothache.
Even some doctors say, when we have headaches or bad toothaches, that they may have been caused by a cold air draft.
It’s a national paranoia! :))

Comment on Some People Believe Running an Electric Fan in a Closed Room Can Kill You by Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:08:15 +0000

I have slept with a fan going in my bedroom every night for years. Many times with the door closed as well as all of the windows. I have never even felt close to suffocated, freezing, or overheating. This sounds highly suspicious to me!

Comment on Some People Believe Running an Electric Fan in a Closed Room Can Kill You by David S. McQueen

David S. McQueen — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:17:01 +0000

It’s an “old wives tale” that’s passed down through generations of Koreans. In Viet Nam, many believe that the geography (the terrain) of the location where a person was born determines his future. I even read a book that was illustrated with terrain maps. The Vietnamese man who was explaining this “scientific” fact truly believed his destiny was based on the terrain of his birth.

Comment on Some People Believe Running an Electric Fan in a Closed Room Can Kill You by mike

mike — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:22:43 +0000

Thanks for pointing this out. My parents are full believers of the idea, and I remember hearing it often while growing up, but never had an answer for it myself.

Comment on Things You Didn’t Know You Could Clean (or Cook!) in Your Dishwasher by Diane

Diane — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:58:22 +0000

I’m with #7 – some items I have washed in the dishwasher – stove items – kitchen sponges etc., but pet grooming etc…I think I would have to have “another” dishwasher in the basement or garage – even using vinegar to help keep lint and nasty stuff from clogging the drain – I don’t think I could put those in my items I use to eat and cook with on a daily basis.

Comment on iPhone and iPod Tricks by elle

elle — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:16:26 +0000

boo!
come on if you didn’t know all that stuff already
then you must UPDATE yoself .

Comment on Why We Clink Glasses When We Toast by Oscuros orígenes de la amabilidad | El Ombligo del Sueño

Oscuros orígenes de la amabilidad | El Ombligo del Sueño — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:24:50 +0000

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Comment on How to Watch Blocked Internet Videos by Dwayne Cart

Dwayne Cart — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:42:14 +0000

Excellent post. I am sure to try it out. However your method don’t work for CBS.com. You can use http://www.unotelly.com for CBS and others. However, though CBS if free, many channels are not. If anyone tests their service be sure to let me know. Thanks

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Ben — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:19:23 +0000

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Comment on The Real Names of Brand Name Products by Tachuffney

Tachuffney — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:42:08 +0000

What about Cellotape, Hoover, Tannoy, & Typex?

Comment on Stainless Steel Appliances are Not Magnetic by Mary Beth

Mary Beth — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:45:28 +0000

Did you ever hear of paper and pen – leave a note on the counter or by the phone, for heavens sake; why must you deface your refrigerator?

Comment on Inactive Cell Phones Can Still Call 911 by 911 area code

911 area code — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:06:09 +0000

It definitely does work. Sadly, we’ve found that there are tons of people who still do not know that their old, inactive cell phone can call 911.

Lets keep spreading this important message!

Comment on Carrots Do Not Improve Eyesight by test

test — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:24:32 +0000

The quick red

Comment on Finding Home and End on a Mac Keyboard by lely

lely — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:11:55 +0000

thanks a lot for this information! really saves my time… :)

Comment on Why They’re Called White Elephant Gift Exchanges by towelietowel

towelietowel — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:45:13 +0000

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Comment on How to Prevent a GPS From Falling Off the Windshield by John

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Comment on How Does Information Get On a CARFAX Report? by Good Guy Greg

Good Guy Greg — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:18:13 +0000

I don’t understand why a car can only be designed to crumple if it is made from one piece? Look at the underside of the hood on almost any modern car and you’ll see very uneven ribbing in the sheet metal. This isn’t a stylistic design element, it’s done to control how the hood absorbs the energy from a crash (when it crumples). Maybe you were just joking around though, every word you used that can be spelled two ways, you spelled the wrong way.

Comment on How Does Information Get On a CARFAX Report? by Brian C

Brian C — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:11:45 +0000

Did you even read the article? Once you read the article, you will understand how car fax works and then you’ll understand how it can only have 1 or even 0 entries.

A clean police background check doesn’t mean you didn’t commit any crimes, it just means you didn’t get caught. Same thing with car fax, there’s no guarantee they will catch everything.

Comment on Goodbye means “God Be With Ye” by Jen

Jen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:44:16 +0000

I always wondered if that was what goodbye meant, but always forgot to look it up. Thanks!